Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

There were almost 5,000 same-sex marriages in the year equal marriage was introduced, new figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed. The figures show there were 4,850 marriages between same-sex couples in 2014, 44% (2,129) bet...

Stockport Council is warning consumers to be on their guard following a scam email which is making its way around. The email is using a United Partnership signature and has been sent to many people up and down the country and even abroad trying to ga...

Jobseekers across Breckland are being invited to find out more about current vacancies and imminent opportunities by coming along to one of a number of upcoming jobs fairs. The series of jobs fairs will be held across the district and have been organ...

The ABC is doing battle with corporate information giant Wikipedia, over their refusal so far, to allow us to have a Wikipedia page. Our draft page see below, was prepared by a talanted, Essex University student volunteer, Mihaela-Georgiana Mihailesc...

Jack Monroe is a Guardian food writer, political commentator and mother, who frequently comments on welfare issues such as food banks. Ms Monroe was herself a benefits recipient for eighteen months. Today in court, Monroe successfully won her libel c...

US employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and wages rose at a healthy clip, a sign the economy remains on solid footing after nearly eight years of recovery. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent from 4.8...

Business East 2017 exhibition at the Western Homes Stadium, home of Colchester United, kicked off with a very impressive speaker - Mandie Holgate. Mandie is a professional business coach, author and noted public speaker. Mandie certainly ‘...

A Havant resident has been convicted of anti-social behaviour and causing a nuisance through excessive noise. Lisa Horstead, 40 years old, of Athena Avenue, Waterlooville, was handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) by Portsmouth Magistrat...

Digs are a campaign for a better deal for people renting in Hackney and beyond. The ABC was founded with our first campaign idea to stop discrimination against people on benefits by landlords and their agents. 'No DSS' seen in property advertise...

1. The economic forecast Growth in the UK economy picked up through 2016. Employment has reached a record high of 31.8 million people. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now forecasts that the UK economy will grow by 2% in 2017. The OBR&...